Tommy Milone takes on the Sox.
Only one team can win! The stakes couldn't be higher!
Tommy Milone takes on the Sox.
Only one team can win! The stakes couldn't be higher!
Every game is a must win game.
PELFRY V MEDLEN
One Tommy V Two Tommy
Read JeffA's recap from the last game. It serves as a better intro than I can come up with. Though I heard Sano was taking grounders at third...
Gibson (9-9, 3.84 ERA, 4.06 xFIP) vs. Volquez (12-7, 3.53 ERA, 4.27 xFIP)
Upon brief perusal of stats, this appears to be a matchup of rather similar pitchers. mid to high 3's for ERA, slightly higher xFIP's. They'll strike out a couple guys, but not all of them. Volquez favors the flyball a bit more than Gibson, though, so hopefully the Twins can turn some of those into HR's. It'd be real nice if Sano could break out of this mini-slump and hit some balls hard.
I would also like to see Buxton in there today. (and everyday, but dead horse) I suspect we may not since Hunter's had some hits the past two games, though.
Already ahead!
How about another series win?
(Working on a phone...with limited wi-do...someone care to set the image for me?)
Just because I don't want there to be a game without a game log. Go Twins!
Big series!
#FreeBerrios
With thirty games left to go, the Twins one game out of the second playoff spot, chasing Texas. If they were to succeed and otherwise things stand, the Twins would be in a one-game playoff with, naturally, the New York Yankees.
Kyle Gibson faces Jeff Samardzija, who's had his own good news-bad news Kyle Gibson sort of year.
Miguel Sano doesn't appear to be in the starting lineup, which bums me out because our DirecTV is still down at work and I haven't gotten to see as much of this team as I'd like. Win one for me, Twins.
Game in progress